Maya Angelou, News, Pictures, Buzz

HuffPostWhat Kind of America Do We Want to Live In?HuffPostI have struggled to find the words to comment on the events in Virginia this past weekend. When acts of violence, terrorism, and hatred occur, there is an outpouring of opinions and commentary. Many times, I think “What do I have to say that hasn't ...

Los Angeles TimesOprah opens up about aging, weight and marriage in new interviewLos Angeles TimesWinfrey also spoke about aging and how the difference between your 40s and 60s is "the knowing." "In your 40s, you're coming into it, you're intellectualizing things, and you kind of know it and you feel it," she said, recalling how Maya Angelou used ...Oprah explains why she and partner Stedman Graham are not marriedCBS NewsOprah on her love life, depression and the most luxurious item she ownsVogue AustraliaOprah talks marriage, 'burden' of weight in 'Vogue'Standard Republic (press release) (blog)Vogue.com -Entertainment Tonight -Entertainment Tonight -Entertainment Tonightall 83 news articles »

Meet the 26-Year-Old Mayor Taking On Jeff SessionsCityLabThe oldest Sikh temple in this nation—in this continent, actually—is found in Stockton. At one point, we had the largest Filipino population outside the Philippines. Folks like Maya Angelou, Dolores Huerta, Hong Kingston, Jose Hernandez—the ...and more »

Tampabay.com (blog)Oprah's revealing Vogue interview: Why she didn't marry Stedman, or apologize for gaining weightTampabay.com (blog)"In your 40s, you're coming into it, you're intellectualizing things, and you kind of know it and you feel it," she said. "But there is a deepening and a broadening and quickening of the knowing that happens in your 50s. Maya Angelou used to say to me ...

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For the most part you're doing it as a means to an end to get new leads and sales. You really have no desire to spend hours channeling your inner Maya Angelou writing blog posts about your topic that all sound the same to you. Nonetheless, you've drunk the ...

A special dedication ceremony was held at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan for the Dr. Maya Angelou Limited Edition Forever Stamp, Thursday, Aug. 20. Notables in attendance included Mayor David Dinkins, Jacqueline McMickens ...

Back then, I still worried writing the book I wanted to write would mean having my work relegated to the African-American section of a bookstore, that is, if they'd sold enough of Dr. Maya Angelou's catalog to make room for me on those two shelves.

(Unrated.) A documentary by Aviva Kempner, featuring Maya Angelou, Julian Bond, John Lewis and Cokie Roberts. At Kendall Square, Cambridge. Grade: A- He entered the world at the height of the Civil War, grew up directly across the street from Abraham ...

Mr. Bond, who died earlier this month, appears in “Rosenwald” along with such alumni of Rosenwald Schools as Maya Angelou, the playwright and director George C. Wolfe and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. Clint Eastwood makes an appearance too, but only for a few ...

The executive architect of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington says an inscription on the monument won't be changed, despite criticism from poet Maya Angelou that it makes King sound arrogant.

Poet and author Maya Angelou is taking issue with a paraphrased quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. inscribed in his new memorial in Washington, saying the shortened version makes the civil rights leader sound like an "arrogant twit" because it&

I have to do an English project over Maya Angelou and answer these 5 questions...
1. Who is she?
2. What is she most known for?
3. What did she do that is so important?
4. Why did she do these things?
5. What does the concept of "faith" have to do with her?
6. What was the outcome of her work?
7. List 3 major ways that she has impacted the world.
I mainly need help with numbers 3, 4, and 7, but any help would be good.

im doing an essay on maya angelou. i have no idea what poem i should use... i only have one poem and thats the pulse of morning! Many critics only talk about that one poem and i need two more?! and idk what poetic elements that i can do. (like imagery personification tone) so what fits best? (thank you for helping):)

are there any good quotes or sayings from maya angelou?
or any good lines from one of her poems?
THANKS!

Posted on 31 January 2010 | 8:01 am

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